Cental Spine May 2015 Newsletter of the Central Arizona Cactus & Succulent Society An Affiliate of the Cactus & Succulent Society of America On the Web at www.centralarizonacactus.org Articles 2015 CACSS Meeting President’s Letter Library Notes 2 pm, Sunday, May 31 th Presenter: 50 Annual CSSA Show & Sale 2015 CACSS Show Winners David Palzkill: PhD Photos of the 2015 Show & Sale Presentation: Adenium Please send articles for the newsletter Propagation and Care CACSS 2015 Meeting Schedule Plant Questions??? Whom To Contact!!! Presentation: Adenium propagation, care and comments on some varieties The presentation will include discussions of various propagation techniques, re-potting, pruning and pest-control. Dave Palzkill: Biography I was raised on a mixed beef/hog/chicken farm in the hill country of southwest Wisconsin near the former mining town of Mineral Point. I majored in Horticulture and Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. During my graduate studies I also spent eight months at the University of California - Davis, a time which awakened my interest in the dry west. My dissertation research at Madison focused on the influence of environment on Ca-transport and Ca-related disorders of vegetable crops. I taught Horticulture and Agronomy courses at the University of Arizona for 14 years and conducted research on new/alternative crops for dry regions; primarily jojoba, but also low water-requiring landscape/ornamental plants and mesquite for energy production. Since 1990, I have worked as a consultant on new crops projects (jojoba, chia, lesquerella, mesquite, moringa) in several countries. For the past 15 years, I have also managed a nursery in northwest Tucson specializing in Adenium, but also including lots of Pedilanthus (Lady's Slipper) and miscellaneous cacti., especially small-padded/jointed Opuntioids, which I first fell in love with on travels in various South American countries. I'm always open to trades for such plants. (I also like the larger Opuntioids, but for a collector who lives on a small urban lot, they're not well-suited). Thanks, Dave Palzkill Dave Palzkill with his adeniums A closer look at adenium flowers Dave Palzkill will have adeniums and a few other plants for sale. June, 2015 Central Spine Deadline: June 15, 2015 2015 CACSS Officers President: Wayne Whipple CACSS Program and Committee Leaders 480-460-3623 [email protected] Archivist/Historian Lois Schneberger Vice-President: Mike Gallagher CSSA Affiliate Representative Sue Hakala 602-942-8580 Facebook Coordinator Dan Smith [email protected] Finances/Accounting Nick Diomede, Ingrid Swenson Secretary: Jeanne Ann Brush Holiday Party - December 6, 2015 Sue Glenn 480-982-3899 Library Co-Chairs Wendy Barrett, Nancy Mumpton [email protected] Membership Beth Kirkpatrick Treasurer: Nick Diomede Members-Keeping-In-Touch Jo Davis 602-772-8282 Mailed Newsletter Subscriptions Sue Tyrrel [email protected] Newsletter Diana Decker Nominating Committee 2015 Chuck Brush, Dan Smith, Jo Davis, Lois Schneberger October 2015 Silent Auction Mike Gallagher Directors-at-Large Plant Rescues Open Position Private Plant Sales at General Meetings Sue Serving through December, 2015 Tyrrel Monthly Speaker-Programs Diana Crummey Cindy Capek 623-979-9389 Pumice Sales Gard Roper [email protected] Refreshments Kat Hanna Dana Hiser 480-368-8606 Show & Sale – 2015 Sue Tyrrel [email protected] Website Beth Kirkpatrick Nancy Mumpton 480-649-1558 [email protected] Telephone numbers, email addresses, and street Joe Barnes 480-883-1651 addresses can be found in the CACSS Member List [email protected] emailed periodically to members by Beth Beth Kirkpatrick 480-275-4833 Kirkpatrick. [email protected] Jim Oravetz 602-284-9854 [email protected] Serving through December, 2016 Jo Davis 480-839-3792 Tristan Davis 480-540-9540 [email protected] For questions, and to send Sue Glenn 920-327-3137 [email protected] articles and photos for the Edmund Hunt 847-514-0812 newsletter, contact the [email protected] newsletter editor, Carol Parrott 602-438-4003 Diana Decker: [email protected] Dan Smith 480-981-9648 (602) 220-9825 [email protected] [email protected] PRESIDENT’S LETTER May 2015 Wayne Whipple Our May meeting will commence with the awarding of trophies to the winners at our recent Show & Sale. I know you will want to congratulate them and to express your gratitude to them for supporting our Society with their outstanding entries. On behalf of all of us, I again thank Sue Tyrrel for chairing the past three Show & Sales. I am sure that all our members who visited Casa Pacifica on April 25th had a great experience. This is the home of Barb and Rick Rosenberg who again treated us to their open-garden of succulents and sculptures. Thanks, Barb and Rick, for hosting this fun event for the second year in a row. Because of the expected heat, we will probably not have another open-garden until it cools down. If you would like to host an open-garden event, please let me know. ************************* In my April President’s Letter, I requested nominations for Honorary Lifetime Memberships. In general, an Honorary Lifetime Membership needs be meaningful to the CACSS. The qualifications for this Membership are determined by the Board and may only be changed by unanimous consent of the Board of Directors. Qualifications: • Commitment to the education of the CACSS members and the general public on cacti and other succu- lents. • Commitment to the Society’s purpose and activities for many years in diverse capacities. • Being a member of the CACSS for at least the past 10 years. Any Member of the CACSS may nominate an individual as a candidate to receive an Honorary Lifetime Mem- bership. The nomination should be in writing and submitted to the President of CACSS before June 1. The nominator should address the qualifications for Honorary Lifetime Membership. Members who are serving as Officers or Directors-at-Large are not eligible for this designation. Honorary Lifetime Members nominees must be unanimously elected by the Board of Directors to receive this recognition and are exempt from membership dues, and such exemption shall not affect their status as active Members or the privileges of active Membership. If you would like to nominate someone for Honorary Lifetime Membership, please let me know in writing whom you would like to receive this honor and why. I am looking forward to hearing from many of you. Please contact me if you have any questions. ************************* The Board of Directors will be meeting prior to the General Meeting at 11:00 AM in the Farrington Conference Room. All CACSS Members are welcome to attend. ************************* ************************* <><><><><><><> CACSS NEW MEMBERS Please Wear Your Name Tag Thomas Englis h at Monthly Meetings Holly Faubel Carrie Goode Board Member Jo Davis asks members to wear their name Kenneth Luiten tags at monthly meetings and other club events. Members Susan Sippel then can more easily spot guests and talk with them about Edward Slomba the guest’s interests and CACSS. Nancy Stonebraker If you need a lanyard to hang the name tag around your neck, see Jo at the meetings. Membership Chair: Beth Kirkpatrick Please bring boxes to the meetings so you can carry plants home more easily. Jo Davis ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… LIBRARY NOTES: I am sorry to report that no one has contacted us saying that they have one of the three CACSS Library copies of Adenium - Sculptural Elegance, Flo- ral Extravagance by Mark Dimmitt, Gene Joseph, and David Palzkill. If you have not checked already, please do. We would like to have a copy at the May 31 general meeting when David Palzkill speaks to our group. For the Aloe lovers the Library has just received a copy of the new third edi- tion of the wonderful book: Guide to the Aloes of South Africa by Ben-Erik Van Wyk and Gideon F. Smith. This new edition has 72 more pages than the previous edition and so should have lots of new interesting infor- mation and photos. Nancy Mumpton 50th ANNUAL CSSA SHOW & SALE --THE HUNTINGTON BOTANICAL GARDENS Dates: Friday, June 26 to Sunday, June 28, 2015 Location: HBG 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, CA, in the Bo- tanical Center Show Setup: Thurs. June 25, 9am-1pm Enter Plants: Thurs. 1pm-6pm and Friday 10:30am 4:00pm. Judging starts at 5:00pm on Friday Sale Hours: Friday thru Sunday 10:30am to 4:30pm Show Hours: Saturday 10:30am-4:30pm, Sunday 10:30am-4:00pm Auction: items need to be registered by 12pm Sat. June 27. There will be a Live Auction after dinner and a Silent Auction during dinner. Auctioneers will decide place- ment of items. Two items per person or business marked as donation or split. Dinner: Dearmore BBQ: $25 per person. Contact: Kathleen Misko. Reservations must be made by Noon, Saturday, June 27 Tear down: Sun- day, June 28, at 4pm There are many opportunities to participate in this year’s Show & Sale. Be sure to pick up a Show Schedule & Index at the your next meeting. All Cactus & Succulent Club members, CSSA members, vendors, and volun- teers and show participants need to wear their club badges and a special CSSA/HBG pass that reads “Annual CSSA Show Participant” to enter for free. Please contact Barbara Hall, Show Chair, or your CSSA Affiliate, to obtain a pass before the event. We cannot give out these passes at the HBG entry gate. Even though this is a one-class Show I would encourage everyone to enter a plant or two. Last year a few novices had plants on the trophy table. Please consider volunteering for a few hours in the showroom or sales area, cashiering, information table, hospitality area, welcome table at the HBG entrance, holding table, T-shirt distribution, showroom setup & teardown.